Archive of Media headlines

Hackers 'should fight cyber spies'

Publication date:
30 June 2011

Britain faces losing its position at the leading edge of technology unless news ideas are developed to fight cyber attacks, according to the Institute for Security and Resilience Studies based at UCL. Read: Telegraph,More coverage: Sunday Express, Scotsman,

Sowing seeds of freedom in the 'Arab Spring'

Publication date:
30 June 2011

Professor John Martin (UCL Cardiovascular Medicine) and former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari have embarked on a project to bring 100 doctoral students from Tunisia, Egypt and Libya to UCL and other top UK universities. Read: Times Higher Education

Sydney's Picasso moment driven by an optimism bias

Publication date:
29 June 2011

In her recent book, "The Optimism Bias", Professor Tali Sharot (UCL Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging) argues that most people underestimate negative events, while simultaneously overestimating the likelihood of good news being just around the corner. Read: The Australian

European Court bars deportation of two Somalis from Britain

Publication date:
29 June 2011

Professor Richard Bellamy (Director of UCL's European Institute) comments on a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights which orders Britain not to deport two Somalis convicted of serious crimes. Read and Listen: Voice of America

UCL's Sam Tazzyman shines at Bright Club

Outraged European academics resent 'rankings'

Publication date:
28 June 2011

UCL Vice Provost Professor Michael Worton explains how the revised European Reference Index for the Humanities will make scholars aware of the range of arts and humanities journals that exist across Europe and help young academics. Read: The Guardian